Atkins: Blue Jays want to give Gibbons extension

[THANOS]

As much as it's hard to believe Shapiro loves "culture" and he is trying hard to create something in Toronto that fits his beliefs. They obviously believe that Gibbons fits in with the culture they are building. You can say one thing about Gibbons he doesn't say negative things very often.

 

I would also add that Gibby seems very moldable and willing to embrace the stats from above. He's not a stubborn old POS like Mike Scioscia.

[TholesWeirdEye]

Maybe hire these 2 as bench coaches?

 

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[Muck Bartinez]

Maybe hire these 2 as bench coaches?

 

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God those uniforms were pitiful.

[Brownie19]

True. But we all know if he had someone fast who could steal bases, that is who we would put first.

 

Travis-43

Bautista-40

Carrera-36

Pillar-20

Saunders-18

Barney-5

 

I think that's a bit of a misconception about Gibby. If true, he would have stuck with Pillar, or moved Upton there when acquired.

[Stangstag]

People still think Maddon is a smart manager after his managing of the World Series last year? He almost single-handedly lost his team game 7 by over managing.

[RealAccountant]

People still think Maddon is a smart manager after his managing of the World Series last year? He almost single-handedly lost his team game 7 by over managing.

 

1 game is surely more representative of a skillet than a 10 year career

[burlingtonbandit]

1 game is surely more representative of a skillet than a 10 year career

 

To be fair he was terrible in that entire series. Also no matter who the manager is fans will complain just by virtue of how many decisions they have to make.

[KingKat]

To be fair he was terrible in that entire series. Also no matter who the manager is fans will complain just by virtue of how many decisions they have to make.

 

Yeah but we're not just talking about fans. We're talking about people like Mitchell Licthman who are the foremost experts on win expectancy just tearing into Maddon.

[Jonn]

God those uniforms were pitiful.

 

The road ones weren't terrible. Logo, home, and alternatives were so ugly.

[wamco]

To be fair he was terrible in that entire series. Also no matter who the manager is fans will complain just by virtue of how many decisions they have to make.

 

A good skillet is underrated

[Brownie19]

A good skillet is underrated

 

Jesus - don't get Wok going...

[baseballsss]

Letting Bautista hit first and JD second for the majority of the year is a pretty unconventional thing when you consider that guys like Erick Aybar and Jose Iglesias (not to mention our second favourite manager who hits Alcides Escobar first) got to hit at the top of the lineup this season.

 

 

That wasn't even him who came up with that. It was the players.

[CrackerJack]

old news but belongs here haha

 

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-notebook-atkins-endorses-gibbons-elite-manager/

[Terminator]

God those uniforms were pitiful.

 

I thought the T-Bird unis that featured a lot of red were worse.

[RealAccountant]

Shatkins will probably try to hire Gibby for minimum wage